Vanwykia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: |
Vanwykia Wiens |
Vanwykia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. [1]
Its native range is Southern Africa and is found in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Northern Provinces within South Africa. [1]
As accepted by Kew: [1]
The genus name of Vanwykia is in honour of Pieter van Wyck (1931–2006), a South African botanist and ecologist. [2] It was first described and published in Bothalia Vol.12 on page 422 in 1978. [1]